recent Rasmussen poll, for instance, found that 88 percent of Americans say the dollar should remain the dominant global currency. Now, the average voter may not fully understand the subtleties of international finance nor appreciate exactly how a d

In the early 1990's George Soros gave a speach before the Committee for Monetary Research and Education and was quoted by John Liscio (former Barrons reporter) as follows: "Economic history is a never-ending series of episodes based on falsehoods and

He's just getting started. And if this fellow is any indication of the kind of judges we can expect to populate our federal courts, I guarantee you we will spend the next decade or more scratching our heads at the idiotic leftist decisions that will

The U.S. should move in the direction of socialism but the country's "white majority" opposes welfare since such programs largely would benefit minorities, especially blacks and Hispanics, argued President Obama's newly confirmed regulatory czar, Cas

Listening to numerous discussions on talk radio shows across the nation about Obama’s receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize, I was struck by the observation that no one mentioned what is to me the single most important (and obvious) objection to it.

He acknowledged that he hasn't delivered as fast as gay rights activists want.
"I appreciate your support," he said. "I also appreciate that many of you don't think progress has come fast enough....It's not for me to ask you to be patient," he sai

Job separations outpaced new hires in August. The report showed that roughly 4.27 million people quit, retired or were laid off in August.
The data underscore the big hurdles still facing the economy. With wages stagnant and employers still cuttin

We were promised one, you know.Dennis Kneale, Larry Kudlow, hell, name a "mouthpiece" on ToutTV or in the sell-side of Fraud Street and you'll find someone claiming that "the recession is over."All of this was not only cheered on by Washington but de

#4 The Failure of Obama's Economic Forecasters (Many high level visitors.)#6 Matt Taibbi Reports on Naked Short Selling, and Gets Caught with His Pants Down (This post was featured at Huffington Post)
#7 Goldman Sachs No Longer a Bank Holding Comp

* Won't show contract given to company to build website to increase transparency of the bailout.
* Reversed pledge to renegotiate NAFTA.* Suggested that veterans should use their own private insurance to pay for injuries incurred in the line of du

What's happening to the dollar? That's the question dominating the world's financial markets. Last week the US currency fell, on a trade-weighted basis, to a fresh 14-month low. The dollar's decline is now gaining momentum.

We know that gold is soaring.And we know the dollar is slumping. But, did you know that year-to-date, while the S&P 500 is up 18 percent—a great showing no doubt—gold is up even more.The precious metal is up 21 percent. In other words, measured in tr

What has been going down during this financial crisis is not capitalism. It is rule by the elites who use their power and influence within government to rub out competitors, and then use that same power to fill their coffers.

The Dollar's depreciation is intentional. If economic activity picks up (it hasn't yet, despite what you're told) this will instantaneously echo into oil prices. How badly? The last time the dollar was here oil was at $150 and gas was aiming for $

I was dismayed when I heard Barack Obama was given the Nobel peace prize. A shock, really, to think that a president carrying on two wars would be given a peace prize. Until I recalled that Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Henry Kissinger had

Lobbyists from the financial industry have paid hundreds of millions to Congress and the Obama administration. They have bought virtually all of the key congress members and senators on committees overseeing finances and banking.

So much for the "unprecedented level of openness in Government" promised by our Nobel Laureate in Chief. While Attorney General Eric Holder continues stonewalling the Civil Rights Commission on the Justice Department's stunning dismissal of the civil

The president’s a real comedian. I’m not referring to the performance on Letterman as much as I am at the G20 Summit, where, humorously, he spoke of his determination to prevent and prohibit the “reckless risk-taking” that he asserts brought about th